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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Spring Vegetable Ragout

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Despite a forecast of bad weather, we're heading to the coast for the holiday. Bob and I both love the sea and, strange as it might seem, we love it most when it's raging and buried in drifts of fog. This has the makings of our kind of weekend. Pounding waves and screeching gulls will be music to our ears. While we'll do some eating out, provisions for Easter dinner will come with us. The traveling larder will include gravlaxs, double-cut lamb chops and the fixing for soy glazed potatoes and this lovely vegetable ragout. Dessert will probably be a simple lemon pudding with apricot sauce. The ragout comes from Alice Waters, who does simple better than the legions who try to imitate her. I absolutely love this recipe and the bright shot of green it puts on any table. Three basic ingredients are quickly cooked in what becomes a light butter sauce. If not overcooked the ragout would be fit for Lucullus. The downside of this is the amount of chopping required to bring the dish to the table. That is the only downside. The beautiful ragout, especially if made with the very freshest of vegetables, will bring Spring to your table. Here's the recipe.

I quickly put this in my file before I even commented! That is how good it looks and sounds.Two of my favorite veggies..will be definitely trying this one as soon as the asparagus crop comes in.Have a wonderful Easter weekend!!

I saw that first picture and couldn't help the "wow!" that escaped my mouth. What a stunningly green dish. I love the idea of combining these spring veggies into one ragout. Delicious! Have a wonderful holiday...

Oh my goodness. That is an understatement! How divine does that picture look. Oh, and by the way, I can just taste that ragout through the picture. I am going to have to give a closer look in the market at the greens they carry now.

Enjoy your time at the beach/sea. I do so admire Alice Waters and all that she has contributed to the food industry and to our education. I would love to be a "fly" on the wall in her kitchen. This ragout sounds phenomenal. Happy Easter.

I looked at a chocolate ricotta cake recipe you tried ...the picture drew me in...I was near danger and then.. was so relieved to read that you didn't think it was up to snuff....I rushed to this lovely presentation of green things and I felt safe and right at home. Of course there is some lovely apricot creation i may have to g back and check out...but in the meantime...I will go water the asparagus in my garden and think about how to eat all my veggies today.

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